an important federal law is being overlooked by some bay area schools. what has been uncovered about title ix in some schools. >> reporter: when we hear title ix, we think of sports for women. it protects students from sexual harassment, by requiring schools to set policies and having a system in place for victims to file a complaint. they're supposed to make that well-known. but some educators aren't following the law. and others don't know what title ix is. a teacher and a principal. >> elementary schoolteacher is behind bars. >> a victim of sexual battery. >> sexual abuse by a teacher and a coach. >> it's haunting news. children, allegedly victimized at school. >> if something like this happens to your kid, your whole turns upside down. >> reporter: this mother doesn't want to reveal her identity. >> it's finally being tried and he's off the street. >> reporter: she tells us her 6-year-old was molested by an employee at an after-school play. >> something inappropriate happened for them to go is troubling. >> reporter: that's where title ix comes in. s